Answer:

SHIRES

Answer	Crossword Clue
SHIRES	Former English counties
SHIRES	English counties
SHIRES	Derby and Devon

SHIRES	British counties
SHIRES	English draft horses
SHIRES	British counties.
SHIRES	Midland counties of England.
SHIRES	English counties.
SHIRES	Counties.
SHIRES	Dorset and others.
SHIRES	Devon and others.

SHIRES	Stafford and Worcester
SHIRES	The ..., where Englishmen go a-hunting
SHIRES	Worcester and York
SHIRES	Local-government areas in Queensland
SHIRES	Devon and Dorset
SHIRES	The ... Midland counties
SHIRES	Counties overseas
SHIRES	"The Hobbit" locales

SHIRES	Traditional English hunting locale, with "the"
SHIRES	Tolkienian settlements
SHIRES	Counties in Britain
SHIRES	English counties, once